diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
index 0794337dcc1bbbe9aa328462cf48b71b0fdffa97..dfba32ecc03561b7fcc19c8c68e4968eecb216aa 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
@@ -605,8 +605,11 @@ void Vehicle::_handleGpsRawInt(mavlink_message_t& message)
 
     if (gpsRawInt.fix_type >= GPS_FIX_TYPE_3D_FIX) {
         if (!_globalPositionIntMessageAvailable) {
-            setLatitude(gpsRawInt.lat / (double)1E7);
-            setLongitude(gpsRawInt.lon / (double)1E7);
+            //-- Set these here and emit a single signal instead of 3 for the same variable (_coordinate)
+            _coordinate.setLatitude(gpsRawInt.lat  / (double)1E7);
+            _coordinate.setLongitude(gpsRawInt.lon / (double)1E7);
+            _coordinate.setAltitude(gpsRawInt.alt  / 1000.0);
+            emit coordinateChanged(_coordinate);
             _altitudeAMSLFact.setRawValue(gpsRawInt.alt / 1000.0);
         }
     }
@@ -628,9 +631,11 @@ void Vehicle::_handleGlobalPositionInt(mavlink_message_t& message)
     mavlink_msg_global_position_int_decode(&message, &globalPositionInt);
 
     _globalPositionIntMessageAvailable = true;
-
-    setLatitude(globalPositionInt.lat / (double)1E7);
-    setLongitude(globalPositionInt.lon / (double)1E7);
+    //-- Set these here and emit a single signal instead of 3 for the same variable (_coordinate)
+    _coordinate.setLatitude(globalPositionInt.lat  / (double)1E7);
+    _coordinate.setLongitude(globalPositionInt.lon / (double)1E7);
+    _coordinate.setAltitude(globalPositionInt.alt  / 1000.0);
+    emit coordinateChanged(_coordinate);
     _altitudeRelativeFact.setRawValue(globalPositionInt.relative_alt / 1000.0);
     _altitudeAMSLFact.setRawValue(globalPositionInt.alt / 1000.0);
 }
@@ -1136,6 +1141,11 @@ void Vehicle::setLongitude(double longitude){
     emit coordinateChanged(_coordinate);
 }
 
+void Vehicle::setAltitude(double altitude){
+    _coordinate.setAltitude(altitude);
+    emit coordinateChanged(_coordinate);
+}
+
 void Vehicle::_updateAttitude(UASInterface*, double roll, double pitch, double yaw, quint64)
 {
     if (qIsInf(roll)) {
diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
index 89516ba87cc159560e1e9af5c417ab7b3c52133d..91fd880d438d403b5e89aeaa08f2f80e36c949a2 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
@@ -645,8 +645,11 @@ public:
     QString vehicleImageCompass () const;
 
 public slots:
-    void setLatitude(double latitude);
-    void setLongitude(double longitude);
+    /// Sets the firmware plugin instance data associated with this Vehicle. This object will be parented to the Vehicle
+    /// and destroyed when the vehicle goes away.
+    void setLatitude    (double latitude);
+    void setLongitude   (double longitude);
+    void setAltitude    (double altitude);
 
 signals:
     void allLinksInactive(Vehicle* vehicle);